What were they thinking......

Hawgstick

Oh the horror

BlindedByEgo

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BlindedByEgo

I don't think it's a horror - a mild shame, possibly - but are you honestly going to lament something done 150-200 years ago? Kinda cool, really.

braddick

Those could be professionally repaired and placed afterward into PCGS Genuine holders and sold at what I think would be a decent profit, if one was so inclined.

lordmarcovan

Very cool.

It's only a "horror" like some of my beloved holey coins are. Yes, it's easy to lament what happened to those, but it was done a long, long time ago, so if you're gonna figure 'em as damaged goods, better that than some awful scratch or something.

Those are really neat.

Remember, for much of the 19th century, they were just... coins. Pocket change to somebody. We've got an extra century or two of hindsight.

I think the coins were probably old enough to be viewed as minor curiosities when the pinbacks were mounted, but not worth huge premiums like they are today, of course.